【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 201 Grandmother Jia 3

(The heroine's early replacement of the emperor also has an impact on the power inside. For example, the retired emperor cannot go on a southern tour, and the Zhen family will not have such a high status as in the original novel if they do not receive him. Everyone has a different understanding of the Dream of Red Mansions. Some people think that the Jia family's backer is the retired emperor, while others think that the retired emperor joined forces with the emperor to eliminate the four princes and eight dukes. After all, it was the retired emperor who allowed the concubines to visit their parents. If they had not visited their parents and built the Grand View Garden, the Jia family's money would not have been emptied so quickly, etc. There are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. Dear readers, just enjoy the fun. If you like the Dream of Red Mansions, you can read the original novel. It's very interesting.)

Yun Xi took her family back and asked them to go back to their own courtyard first. She invited Jia She to follow her into Rong Xi Hall. This courtyard was given by the emperor and only the head of the Jia family could live in it. Yun Xi had not moved out yet. Originally, the family was to be divided today and move out tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but now it has to be postponed.

"Xie'er, come with me."

Yun Xi took him to a small warehouse. When they opened it, there were twenty large boxes inside.

"Mother, what is this?"

The young Jia She was still very naive and his actions were not ridiculous.

"This is the money the Rongguo Mansion owes the national treasury—five hundred thousand taels of silver. You go to the palace to express your gratitude and bring this to His Majesty. Say you borrowed it from the dowries of the women in your family to pay it back." Yun Xi instructed him, "You must act like you're deeply hurt but must give it to the Emperor, understand?"

Jia She understood after a moment's thought. He had just given the Fourth Prince 500,000 taels of silver, and within a few days his title was promoted, which meant that the Fourth Prince was in great need of money.

"Mother, I understand."

"Alright! Go and do it. We'll divide the family property after you return. The late emperor abdicated, so we don't have to follow his wishes. You and Zhang will move to Rongxi Hall in the future, but your brother will get a larger share of the family property as compensation." Yun Xi patted his shoulder with relief. "The Jia family is now at a critical juncture of life and death. Your brother is not well educated and has a low official position. You are the only one we can rely on. The Jia family must keep a low profile."

Jia She's eyes turned red, "Mother, I remember it!"

"Okay, go quickly and tell your brother Jia Jing to pay you back as well."

As the former prince's companion, he easily entered the palace because he had defected to the current emperor a few days ago.

"Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your ...!"

Jia She walked towards the emperor with a lewd and excited look on his face.

The new emperor felt relieved, "Lord Zhongyi is here, come quickly! How did you find time to come and see me?"

"Your Majesty, I have come to express my gratitude. I thank Your Majesty for your love and care. I am neither a scholar nor a warrior, and my parents love my second brother more. I never thought there would be someone in this world who truly cares about me. I am deeply grateful." Jia She's words sounded so true that the new emperor's bad mood of many days was much better. "Huh? Lord Zhongyi, what are all these boxes you brought?"

The guard beside him quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I have checked, it is all silver."

The new emperor was surprised. "Silver?"

Jia She said shamefacedly, "Your Majesty, today is the day our family divides up. I see that we owe the state treasury five hundred thousand taels of silver. I feel deeply ashamed and want to send it to Your Majesty as soon as possible. I borrowed money from my concubines' dowries to send it to you. When Brother Jia Jing heard this, he also sold something to raise money to send it to you."

The new emperor was shocked, "All the money owed to the treasury has been sent here."

Jia She took out the IOU very embarrassedly and said, "Yes, I originally thought I would have to live frugally for a while, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty would be so gracious and give me a higher title and a higher salary. My life will not be too hard in the future."

"You... You are deeply loved by me!"

The new emperor thought that since the Jia family owed so much silver to the national treasury, Rongguo Mansion owed 500,000 taels, Ningguo Mansion owed 300,000 taels, and other ministers should also owe a lot. He would sort out the accounts later and let the imperial guards come to collect the money. If they refused to pay, their houses would be confiscated directly.

The new emperor, without anyone to restrain him, acted more decisively. After all, who wouldn't be anxious when seeing a treasury that was almost full of money? Although he knew that the retired emperor had money in his treasury, he couldn't find it, so he could only torture the eunuchs slowly.

The delighted new emperor gave Jia She a lot of chicken soup before letting him go.

"The boss is back, come and eat, and then we'll split up."

Because of the division of the family, everyone ate quickly, and the three concubines' daughters who were about to leave also stayed.

"This time, we will only divide the large warehouse and public property. My private warehouse will be divided equally between you two brothers a hundred years later." Yun Xi looked at the whole family. The clan leader Jia Jing and Jia Zhen were listening on the side. In addition, Jia Dairu and other people from the six branches of the Jia family gathered in the main hall of Rongxi Hall.

"Not to mention the family's public property, it is still kept in the clan for expenses such as sacrifices."

"The title property includes the imperially built Rongguo Mansion and the fiefdom. There isn't much fiefdom left here, eldest brother. As for the mansion, according to the rules, we earls can't live in the Duke's Mansion. Today, His Majesty has pardoned the Jia family to continue living in the Duke's Mansion. This is His Majesty's grace. Everyone should remember His Majesty's kindness."

Yun Xi took out a piece of paper with densely written words and said one thing after another.

"The eldest son inherited the title. His private property includes cash, real estate, shops, and land. After paying back the state treasury, only 200,000 taels of silver remained in the public treasury. He owns ten properties, forty shops, and eighteen farms in places like the capital, Jinling."

The debts owed to the two government treasuries were repaid today, and everyone in the clan knew about it, so there was no problem with the public money, and they all nodded.

Everyone stared at Yun Xi, waiting for her to continue. Yun Xi continued without further delay, "The manor gave one to each of Xian'er and her four sisters as part of their dowry, and the rest was divided equally between the eldest and second oldest sisters. Each received 100,000 taels of silver, five houses, twenty shops, and seven manors."

Jia Xian and the others didn't expect that they would be involved, so they quickly stepped out and expressed their gratitude.

"Thank you, mother."

"We are all family, so there is no need to be polite. If your concubines want to follow you out of the house to live out your retirement, you can take them with you. They have given birth to children for the Jia family and have made great contributions. They deserve a stable old age. You can also take your own money with you."

Jia Xian didn't waste a second and said quickly, "Thank you, mother." The other two followed closely behind. Their relationship with Lady Jia was not good. Why didn't the Jia family have illegitimate sons? Because they were all dead. But if they could take the concubine out of the house to be raised in honor, it would be their duty to please the legitimate mother.

After the three of them retreated and sat down, Yun Xi talked about the things in the large warehouse. "The things inside are the accumulation of previous generations and the gains on the battlefield. They are worth more than one million taels. The eldest and the second can split it in half. I have already prepared Min'er's dowry."

Sadly, women here have no right of inheritance and can only rely on dowries. Jia Xian and the other two were married off in marriage, and each of them had 10,000 taels of silver as a living allowance. They also had few shops and farms, only one each. Now they were given a farm as well, which was a pleasant surprise.

As for Jia Min's dowry, it had been accumulated since she was born. From tables, chairs, benches to wedding beds, and so on, everything big and small was prepared. There were 100,000 taels of silver, 1,000 taels of gold, more than a dozen boxes of various jewels, ten shops in Shendu, and five manors in Shendu. This was also because Jia Min was born at the peak of the Jia family and was loved by her parents, so she could have such a red dowry.

After saying that, Yun Xi looked at everyone and said, "I'll keep my mother-in-law's dowry for now."

No one had any objection to this matter. After all, the dowry was originally meant to be left to the son. When Jia Daishan died, there was nothing wrong with Grandmother Jia taking it. When Grandmother Jia passed away, it would be left to the next generation.

"Tomorrow, eldest brother, you will move into Rongxi Hall, and I will move into Rongqing Hall. Second brother, you can stay here and live in the East Courtyard of the East Palace. That's the old house. It's in accordance with etiquette for you to live there. Although some parts are old, it's large. If you fix it up and open a door on the side, it will be more comfortable to live in. I miss you all and will see you soon."